As Executive Director for Environmental Center for Studies and Implementation, Arlis Alikaj has experience in grassroots youth activism, women empowerment, and investigative environmental journalism. For his follow-on project in Albania, Arlis plans to establish an initiative to engage youth in environmental policies, make them active in decision-making, and create sustainable rural development for marginalized communities.

Arlis will be placed at IDEAS for US in Orlando, FL to help them develop ideas, mobilize youth initiatives, and scale solutions to the world's most pressing environmental challenges.